A text message sent to Donald's Trump's Miss. campaign manager has him questioning what leaders are planning. Ross Adams reports.

A text message sent to Donald's Trump's Miss. campaign manager has him questioning what leaders are planning. Ross Adams reports.

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Updated: 9:24 PM CDT Apr 22, 2016

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WEBVTT NEXT MONTH'S CONVENTION IF THEYDON'T BEHAVE.>> THE MESSAGE WAS ABSOLUTELYCRYSTAL CLEAR.REPORTER: DONALD TRUMP'SMISSISSIPPI CAMPAIGN MANAGER,MITCH TYNER, SAYS THE HEAD OFTHE STATE'S REPUBLICAN PARTYSENT HIM A TEXT MESSAGE,THREATENING TRUMP SUPPORTERS.>> IF A TRUMP OR CRUZ PERSON SOMUCH AS RAISES THEIR VOICE,THEY WILL BE OUT IN THE PARKINGLOT AND THEY WON'T COME BACK. AND IT WON'T BE BY ME, IT WILLBE BY GUNS AND BADGES.REPORTER: MITCH TYNER BELIEVESSTATE GOP LEADERS ARE PLANNINGTO SELECT DELEGATES WHO MAY NOTBE LOYAL TO TRUMP.THOSE DELEGATES WILL BE CHOSENAT THE STATE PARTY CONVENTIONNEXT MONTH TO GO TO THE NATIONALCONVENTION.TRUMP WON 25 OF THE STATE'S 40DELEGATES IN THE PRIMARY>> WE WANTED TO PROTECT THEDELEGATES TRUMP HAD WON AND THENSATURDAY I RECEIVED THAT TEXTMESSAGE AND IT WAS UNNERVINGTHAT HE WOULD CALL OUT LAWENFORCEMENT TO REMOVE SOMEONE INA POLITICAL PROCES>> THAT IS A GROSSMISINTERPRETATION OF THECOMMUNICATION THEY HAD.REPORTER: STATE GOP EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR SPENCER RITCHIE SAYSTHE TEXT WAS A RESPONSE TOTRUMP'S THREAT OF RIOTS IF HEDOESN'T GET HIS WAY AT THENATIONAL CONVENTION.>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL SAFECOMING TO OUR STATE CONVENTIONAND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CANTO MAKE SURE PEOPLE FEEL SAFE,SO THAT IS ALL THAT WAS ABOUT.>> ROSS, READ THE TEXT.THERE'S NOTHING IN IT THATADDRESSES DELEGATE SELECTION.>> I THINK IT COULD HAVE BEENSAID A WHOLE LOT MORE PROPERLY,

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A text message sent to Donald's Trump's Miss. campaign manager has him questioning what leaders are planning. Ross Adams reports.